diff --git a/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/exporter.rs b/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/exporter.rs
index b4c990488a1..c49cb72d25d 100644
--- a/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/exporter.rs
+++ b/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/exporter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 
 use enumflags2::{bitflags, BitFlags};
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl From<CollectedEvent> for ExportedEvent {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize)]
 pub struct Trace {
     pub spans: Vec<ExportedSpan>,
     pub events: Vec<ExportedEvent>,
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ pub struct CaptureSettings {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Exporter(Arc<Inner>);
 
+impl Debug for Exporter {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Exporter").finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Exporter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 struct Inner {
     tx: UnboundedSender<Message>,
 }
@@ -129,14 +141,29 @@ impl Exporter {
         let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         crosstarget_utils::task::spawn(async move {
+            let mut traces = HashMap::new();
+
             while let Some(msg) = rx.recv().await {
                 match msg {
-                    Message::StartCapturing(request_id) => {}
+                    Message::StartCapturing(request_id) => {
+                        traces.insert(request_id, Trace::default());
+                    }
+
                     Message::StopCapturing(request_id, tx) => {
-                        let _ = tx.send(None);
+                        _ = tx.send(traces.remove(&request_id));
+                    }
+
+                    Message::AddSpan(request_id, span) => {
+                        if let Some(trace) = traces.get_mut(&request_id) {
+                            trace.spans.push(span.into());
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    Message::AddEvent(request_id, event) => {
+                        if let Some(trace) = traces.get_mut(&request_id) {
+                            trace.events.push(event.into());
+                        }
                     }
-                    Message::AddSpan(request_id, span) => {}
-                    Message::AddEvent(request_id, event) => {}
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -146,45 +173,23 @@ impl Exporter {
 
     pub async fn start_capturing(&self) -> RequestId {
         let request_id = RequestId::next();
-
-        self.0
-            .tx
-            .send(Message::StartCapturing(request_id))
-            .expect("capturer task dropped the receiver");
-
+        _ = self.0.tx.send(Message::StartCapturing(request_id));
         request_id
     }
 
     pub async fn stop_capturing(&self, request_id: RequestId) -> Option<Trace> {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
-
-        self.0
-            .tx
-            .send(Message::StopCapturing(request_id, tx))
-            .expect("capturer task dropped the receiver");
-
+        _ = self.0.tx.send(Message::StopCapturing(request_id, tx));
         rx.await.expect("capturer task dropped the sender")
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for Exporter {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
 impl Collector for Exporter {
     fn add_span(&self, trace: RequestId, span: CollectedSpan) {
-        self.0
-            .tx
-            .send(Message::AddSpan(trace, span))
-            .expect("capturer task dropped the receiver");
+        _ = self.0.tx.send(Message::AddSpan(trace, span));
     }
 
     fn add_event(&self, trace: RequestId, event: CollectedEvent) {
-        self.0
-            .tx
-            .send(Message::AddEvent(trace, event))
-            .expect("capturer task dropped the receiver");
+        _ = self.0.tx.send(Message::AddEvent(trace, event));
     }
 }